Leaders of the Prince George’s County Memorial Library System (PGCMLS) are working to eliminate food insecurity via a free market located inside of the Fairmount Heights Branch Library, located at 5904 Kolb St., Fairmount Heights, MD 20743.
A May 28 ribbon cutting event hosted by Prince George’s County Council Member Shayla Adams-Stafford (District 5) officially opened the free market, which is a partnership between PGCMLS and Goodr, a Black owned, Atlanta-based company that has opened more than two dozen free food markets across the country.
The program is expected to feed 200 families a week in District 5 of Prince George’s County, where the Fairmount Heights Branch Library is located. A second free market, spearheaded by Prince George’s County Council Chair Krystal Oriadha, is slated to open in District 7 in the near future.
The Fairmount Five Market comes as families across Prince George’s County struggle to pay for fresh food…